[NHCOLL-L:4977] Re: Gazelle Sacrum Question

[Bryant, James]

If it's from the African savannah, perhaps a secretary bird! A totally "wild" guess....

James M. Bryant
Curator of Natural History
Museum Department, City of Riverside
3580 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, CA   92501
(951) 826-5273
(951) 369-4970 FAX
jbryant at riversideca.gov


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From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Abby Drake
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 8:32 AM
To: Art Harris
Cc: NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:4974] Re: Gazelle Sacrum Question

Hi Art,

Yes, thank you! Linda Gordon actually called me a little while ago to point out that it was a bird.
Now---- which bird?

All the Best,
Abby

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Art Harris <aharris at utep.edu<mailto:aharris at utep.edu>> wrote:
I'm afraid it's not a gazelle sacrum, but the synsacrum and innominates of a bird. The long processes are the pubic bones.

Cheers,

Art Harris


At 08:25 AM 9/23/2010, you wrote:
Hi -

A friend of mine found a gazelle sacrum while in Africa. They were wondering what the long, thin processes on it are and what their possible function could be.Â

Anyone have any ideas? See attached pic.

Thanks!
Abby

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Biology Department
College of the Holy Cross

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Abby Grace Drake, PhD

Biology Department
College of the Holy Cross

Phone: 508.981.2783
Skype: abby.drake
Website: Aves3D.org
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